Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that he will attend a parliamentary hearing on the political funds scandal that has rocked his Liberal Democratic Party, in an apparent attempt to break an impasse in negotiations on launching proceedings.The ruling and opposition parties said they have agreed to hold the House of Representatives political ethics committee meeting for two days from Thursday, one day later than initially planned, with Kishida set to appear on the first day with the media in attendance.Kishida will be the first incumbent prime minister to attend the deliber…READ FULL ARTICLE
